(1)Electricity Coal-fired power stations generate 40% of global electricity. Heat from burning coal boils water, and steam spins a propeller. A machine turns this into electricity.

(2)Iron and steel:- About 70% of steel is created using coke, a high-carbon fuel made from coal. It is burned to melt and remove impurities from iron ore during iron and steel production.

(3)Shampoo:- The dandruff and head lice-zapping power of some shampoos is thanks to coal tar, a thick, dark-coloured liquid produced when goal is turned into coke or coal gas fuel.

(4)Plant fertiliser:- Coal can be turned into ammonia fertiliser by breaking it into carbon monoxide and hydrogen gas. The hydrogen mixes with nitrogen to make ammonia.

(5)Concrete:-
Concrete is a building material made with
cement. Coal is burned to make heat for
cement production. Waste ash from coal-
fired power stations can replace cement in
concrete.

source:-http://www.howitworksdaily.com/top-five-facts-uses-of-coal/

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